The past month or so has seen the publication of two books from men who, a decade ago, created questionable blueprints of what dating should be like for an entitled generation of dudes. Unexpectedly (to their former selves, at least) the new stories from these teachers—who, not so long ago, were demonstrating how to…

What a world, what a world! Curious what self-described asshole Tucker Max has been up to lately? Apparently, he is now an angel investor. Guess you can't really ride the "fratire" train into middle age.

The Yale School of Drama-educated director behind I Hope They Serve Beer on Broadway, the stage adaptation of Tucker Max's fratty exploits, emailed us to explain that Max "has absolutely nothing" to do with the play and probably won't like it because it's actually a "High Art" anthropological study of bro culture.…

Those unfulfilled by simply reading Tucker Max's homophobic and misogynistic books about how hilarious it is to manipulate, objectify and humiliate women will be thrilled that they can now watch a staged production about about "fucking fat girls" and other ultimate frat boy fantasies. Yep: Tucker Max's I Hope They…

Fuck, Marry, Kill — the thought experiment that's a staple of school buses from coast to coast — can be a game of joyful possibility. But, with a few tweaks, the game can quickly turn from a fun romp through a mental photo album of shirtless Idris Elbas and Liam Hemsworths into a nightmarish trip through a land of…

Planned Parenthood of Texas — in the wake of a massive budget crisis — has raised eyebrows by turning down a $500,000 donation from noted feminist Tucker Max. Based on the way Team Mr. Max, Esq. explains it, you'd think that the family planning organization snobbishly turned its nose up at a sincere Good Deed from a…

There have always been dicks, douchebags and asses. But it's only in our time that the pursuit of assholery has become not just acceptable but a quality — nay, a full-time job to which individuals strive. Will it ever end?

Courtney Martin writes in the American Prospect about groups of young men who are trying to shake off the homophobic, misogynistic, Tucker-Max-inflected aspects of modern masculinity. The problem is: what's left?

"There's tons and tons of really kind of fat girls who are huge fans of mine, because I think they get that it's a joke. [...] The point is to be funny." — Tucker Max, self-described "feminist". [CinemaBlend]

Tucker Max must be proud. His fans have photo-shopped signs from the protest of his movie with jokes about "fat chicks" and rape. And if you're thinking what could possibly be funnier than rape? here's the answer: racism! [TheSexist]

• Lawyers for Samantha Orobator, the pregnant woman jailed in Laos for drug smuggling, say the U.K. shouldn't recognize her conviction because she was subjected to a "disgraceful show trial," denied access to lawyers, and prevented from defending herself. •